My kitchen essentials: Jeremy Lee, head chef at Quo Vadis, London

KC431 Yanagiba 270mm slicing and carving knife £389 (020-7487 4868, Japanese
Knife Company)Knives from the town of
Bra in Piedmont are the best, but in London I go to the Japanese
Knife Company. This knife is excellent for filleting fish and meat, in
particular turbot. It doesn’t rip the flesh as you slice, leaving you with
lovely long thin cuts. We use them for everything.